Wound Home management.

Wound care

Bismillahirahmanirahim,

Today in my blog , i want to add the info regarding how to manage a simple wound and prevent it from infection that can cause a problem to you later.As we understand in medical people there is 5 types of common wound that are common happen in humanare abrasion, avulsion, incision, laceration, and puncture. 

• An abrasion is a wound caused by friction when a body scrapes across a rough surface.

• An avulsion is characterized by a flap.

•  An incision is a cut with clean edges.

•  A laceration is a cut with jagged edges. 

• A puncture is a wound where something passes through or becomes impaled in the skin

most in our mind always keep mention is how many days the wound will be heal , in some of people it will depends on their health status, In human body its about five days into the wound healing process, the tissue re-growth stage begins. most of the case It typically lasts around three weeks for minor wounds, and it's the time when the body repairs broken blood vessels and replaces damaged tissues with healthy new ones.

How to clean a wound at home.

This simple method i want to share on how to manage a wound when you have injured your self or when it happen to your family members.  When injuries and sustain wound a break in the skin. A basic and important thing is make sure you had a plaster or larger dressing is usually all that is needed to stop a wound bleeding and also you might need to apply pressure to the area, and if an arm or leg is affected during injuries , you should raise it above heart level base on first aid learning.

The first thing you need to keep in your mind before putting on a plaster or other dressing, you should clean the wound.

Here the steps below to ensure that it does not become infected when you manage by your own: 

1.     Wash and dry your hands thoroughly and make sure there no any substance stick on your hand example oil and dirt..

2.     If you have any injuries or cuts on your own hands, you should cover them and wear disposable gloves for hygiene and prevention of infection

3.     If treating someone else, tell them what you are doing to make sure their know your come for help .

4.     Important thing that make sure the person is sitting or lying down when you provide the help.

5.     Most important thing for non medical practice, If the wound has something embedded or stick  in it, leave it in place until you seek medical advice cause taking it out by yourself will put you on risk massive bleed and dangerous

6.     You make sure to clean the wound under running tap water, saline (a salt water solution) or use an alcohol-free wipe, gauze pad or soft cloth,and make sure do not use antiseptic, because it may damage the skin and cause a bad scar when healing.

7.     You need to soak the gauze or cloth in the saline solution or water, and gently dab or wipe the skin with it , no scrub on it as it will cause bleeding again

8.     The next step is you need to gently pat the area dry using a clean towel or a pad of tissues, Most of people use a wrong method by using a cotton wool ball, where strands of material can get stuck to the wound and cause more difficult to clean it when it dry

9.     To apply a sterile dressing, such as a bandage or plaster when you had complete pat it and dry the wound

10. The most area you need to understand ,If blood soaks through the bandage or pad leave it in place and add another bandage make sure you continue to apply pressure on the wound for controlled the bleed.

i would say this is just a basic to mange the wound at home and keep it in your mind that it certain factor you need when to seek medical advice

Always get medical advice if the injury:

• Wound or injured area does not stop bleeding
• is very large or very deep that you can manage by your own
• has something embedded in it and don,t pull out it by yourself (Don,t follow what a movie show as it all fake)
• When the wound is involve to an artery or on a joint crease
• The wound start show is red, sore and painful, or has pus coming out (it may be infected) you need treated by antibiotic that prescribe by Dr
• The old wound that looks like it might be infected after you dressing by your self that not shown any sign of recovery

So the conclusion is when you have this wound the most important factor is Tetanus vaccination

There is very important to check that you are up to date with your tetanus jabs if your skin is broken in an injury, or if you are bitten by animal or human.The Dr will perscribe a booster Jab for tetanus when he think you need due to injuries , wallahuaklam .